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Microfilm of records in the Archivo General de Indias, Seville, Spain, from the Audiencia de Mexico Series, 1540-1810. Part of the Louisiana Colonial Records series.

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Microfilm records in the Archivo Historico Nacional, Madrid from the Papeles Relativo a las Negociaciones Deiplomaticas de Espana con los Estados Unidos de Norteamerica series, 1737-1819. Part of the Louisiana Colonial Records Series.

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This collection contains microfilm copies of civil records from Ascension Parish from the 18th and 19th centuries.

The records were filmed in 1971 by the Southwestern Archives and Manuscripts Collection for the Center for Louisiana Studies as an extension of the Colonial Louisiana Records Collection. That collection was transferred to the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscript Collection in 2013.

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Photocopies of legal records, St. Landry Parish and Colonial Louisiana, 1786-1860; also 1919 copy of 1879 land sale. Donated by Jules B. Ashlock, 1975.

Scope and Contents This collection contains civil records from Assumption Parish from the 18th and 19th centuries, including original acts, conveyances, marriages, mortgages, sheriff’s sales and miscellaneous records.Reels 1 and 2 were filmed by G.R. and A.A. Conrad in 1973. These are on 16mm microfilm. There are two copies of each. The other records, on 35mm film, were filmed by Southern Microfilm Corporation in 1989. The film was acquired by the Center for Louisiana Studies as an extension of the...

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This collection contains microfilm copies of Avoyelles Parish colonial documents, arranged chronologically. For a description of each document, see Calendar of Louisiana Colonial Documents, Volume I: Avoyelles Parish, by Winston DeVille, call number Z 1289 .A35 v.1 in the Louisiana Room Genealogy Collection.

The collection was microfilmed by the Louisiana State Archives in 1970.

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This collection contains digitized copies of Avoyelles Parish colonial documents. These documents include sales of land, enslaved people, and products, mortgages, declaration of homesteads, and judgements. Also included is an Oil and Gas Map of Louisiana. These documents are in French and English. The physical copies of these documents can be found at the Louisiana State Archives. Donated by Sheldon Roy.

Scope and Contents This collection has three parts. The first twelve reels contain the records of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1576-1803. The records were microfilmed by the University of Notre Dame (where the originals are housed) in 1967 through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. A more complete guide to this collection is in the Louisiana Room Genealogy Collection, call number CD 3269.A2C32.Reel 13 and 13A hold the records of Immaculate...

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Civil record books of East Baton Rouge Parish during Spanish and Early National Periods. Filming was probably done by the Center for Louisiana Studies. All reels are negative except Reel 3.

Scope and Contents This collection contains civil records from Iberia Parish beginning in 1868, when the Parish was founded. Series include Conveyances, Marriage Records, Probates and Successions, and miscellaneous records. Most series end in the 1880s, except the Marriage Records, which continue through 1916. Indexes continue through 1971. All are on 35mm film except the Darby Abstract which is on 16mm film.The records were filmed by the Genealogical Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1971. The...